Plus if anyone has an IQ over ten and they will see that those that are DEMANDED to put up with racist attacks, not to be racist, of course they will choose to be racist. Why does anyone have to put up with what happens to the Cronulla/Southern Sydney people and to the Indian students? Why does ANYONE have to put up with it. If people say because you are white you must deal with it then of course white people will want no further immigration. Logical. You have to be self destructive to think that is ok if my daughter gets raped or my child abused because they are white and seen as easy. thats ok, not it is not.!!

Also near every Indigenous I know, and I know many, do not give a flying fig that today is Australia Day. We listen far too much to loud mouth extremist on each side. Many Indigenous say their culture says not to hold a grudge. They forgive. Of course the white anglo saxon is still trying to run their show and would never stop to listen.

Australia Day - means different things
to different people. The National Holiday
has evolved over the years with the focus
shifting from commemorating the landing of
the First Fleet - to celebrating the Nation's
cultural diversity and promoting unity.

The changes reflect the changing composition of
the population with immigration no longer
stemming primarily from Europe.

Therefore the Celebration of this day - is an
appropriate time to discuss issues relevant
to us all. Of course to those who simply
want to party - with beer, barbeques and the
beach - that's all right as well.

Australians tend to celebrate events - in their
own unique way - as always.

That goes for the flag as well.
I think we're the only nation that
makes - barbeque aprons, shirts, hats,
horse-blankets,
dog blankets, pillows, towels, bikinis,
budgie smugglers out of their flag.

Even Tony Abbott was seen wearing an
apron (upside down one) of our flag today.
(Not very respectful). So I repeat - why

Therefore I can't understand why -
all the fuss - because it seems the flag is
used for a multitude of purposes already.
Do people really want to keep the Union Jack -
so they can make a pillow out of it and sit
on it?

Thanks for your fascinating opinions, TheMisssus.

Do you happen to have any about a new Australian flag?

Put the Aboriginal flag in place of the union jack.
Leave the southern cross and we have a flag.
I found individuals input strange and insulting.
Kick me if you want to but some of what the missus said is quite true.
Cronulla was not just white racists.
Not afraid say one day events will re write that histrionic view of those events.

By a real Australian I'm referring to people who are australian by commitment & choice.
It is my belief that a Country's society can only remain strong as long as its citizens value the standard of living provided by those before them. We must not dismiss the efforts of those before us. We must continue these efforts & we really should not encourage some groups in our society to enjoy the benefits without any input & even undermining the efforts. I have met many good real Australians in 38 years some of whom chose to come here but have met just as many unaustralian Australians, many of whom were born here

I, like 83% of Ozies in a Brisbane TV poll, will stick with the flag we have thanks.

Belly you can keep your so called "Abogiginal" flag well away from any flag designed to represent my country thanks.

The aboriginals had no concept of flag, & no materials to make one, they had totems. The so called "Aboriginal" flag is a concept of white advisers. Real shonks, who have tried to fire up aboriginal claims, mostly for the shonk's benifit, with such things as that flag.

It has no place in aboriginal, or any other part of Australia. I feel slightly sick when I see the rip off merchants succeeding with this kind of trickery.